University of the Western Cape

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UWC

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South Africa, Cape Town

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Publications

12 638

Citations

238 712

h-index

158

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (657 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (131 publications)

PLoS ONE (122 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Cape Town (1292 publications)

Stellenbosch University (894 publications)

South African Medical Research Council (499 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Oxford (338 publications)

University of Edinburgh (237 publications)

National Institute for Astrophysics (202 publications)

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Total publications

12638

Total citations

238712

Citations per publication

18.89

Average publications per year

229.78

Average authors per publication

6.21

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158

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A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

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Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 1095, 8.66% General Medicine 1095 publications, 8.66%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1041, 8.24% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1041 publications, 8.24%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 1005, 7.95% Space and Planetary Science 1005 publications, 7.95%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 857, 6.78% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 857 publications, 6.78%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 529, 4.19% Sociology and Political Science 529 publications, 4.19%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 464, 3.67% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 464 publications, 3.67%
Education	Education, 458, 3.62% Education 458 publications, 3.62%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 450, 3.56% Geography, Planning and Development 450 publications, 3.56%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 382, 3.02% Health Policy 382 publications, 3.02%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 356, 2.82% Condensed Matter Physics 356 publications, 2.82%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 336, 2.66% Plant Science 336 publications, 2.66%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 293, 2.32% Biochemistry 293 publications, 2.32%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 277, 2.19% General Chemistry 277 publications, 2.19%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 271, 2.14% Infectious Diseases 271 publications, 2.14%
Development	Development, 264, 2.09% Development 264 publications, 2.09%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 262, 2.07% General Materials Science 262 publications, 2.07%
Law	Law, 261, 2.07% Law 261 publications, 2.07%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 257, 2.03% Molecular Biology 257 publications, 2.03%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 233, 1.84% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 233 publications, 1.84%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 232, 1.84% General Psychology 232 publications, 1.84%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 225, 1.78% Materials Chemistry 225 publications, 1.78%
Genetics	Genetics, 223, 1.76% Genetics 223 publications, 1.76%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 223, 1.76% Aquatic Science 223 publications, 1.76%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 218, 1.72% Cultural Studies 218 publications, 1.72%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 216, 1.71% Multidisciplinary 216 publications, 1.71%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 214, 1.69% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 214 publications, 1.69%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 209, 1.65% Organic Chemistry 209 publications, 1.65%
Language and Linguistics	Language and Linguistics, 206, 1.63% Language and Linguistics 206 publications, 1.63%
Ecology	Ecology, 204, 1.61% Ecology 204 publications, 1.61%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 202, 1.6% Analytical Chemistry 202 publications, 1.6%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 657, 5.2% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 657 publications, 5.2%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 131, 1.04% Astrophysical Journal 131 publications, 1.04%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 122, 0.97% PLoS ONE 122 publications, 0.97%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 118, 0.93% South African Journal of Botany 118 publications, 0.93%
Scriptura	Scriptura, 96, 0.76% Scriptura 96 publications, 0.76%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 95, 0.75% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 95 publications, 0.75%
South African Journal of Psychology	South African Journal of Psychology, 95, 0.75% South African Journal of Psychology 95 publications, 0.75%
South African Dental Journal	South African Dental Journal, 82, 0.65% South African Dental Journal 82 publications, 0.65%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 76, 0.6% International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 76 publications, 0.6%
Physical Review C	Physical Review C, 75, 0.59% Physical Review C 75 publications, 0.59%
Andrologia	Andrologia, 70, 0.55% Andrologia 70 publications, 0.55%
South African Journal of Physiotherapy	South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 70, 0.55% South African Journal of Physiotherapy 70 publications, 0.55%
Journal of Psychology in Africa	Journal of Psychology in Africa, 68, 0.54% Journal of Psychology in Africa 68 publications, 0.54%
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal	Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 67, 0.53% Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 67 publications, 0.53%
South African Journal of Higher Education	South African Journal of Higher Education, 67, 0.53% South African Journal of Higher Education 67 publications, 0.53%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 66, 0.52% BMC Public Health 66 publications, 0.52%
Development Southern Africa	Development Southern Africa, 63, 0.5% Development Southern Africa 63 publications, 0.5%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 60, 0.47% BMJ Open 60 publications, 0.47%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 60, 0.47% Astronomy and Astrophysics 60 publications, 0.47%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 59, 0.47% Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 59 publications, 0.47%
Curationis	Curationis, 59, 0.47% Curationis 59 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics	Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 58, 0.46% Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 58 publications, 0.46%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 53, 0.42% BMC Health Services Research 53 publications, 0.42%
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk	Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 53, 0.42% Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk 53 publications, 0.42%
Journal of Asian and African Studies	Journal of Asian and African Studies, 50, 0.4% Journal of Asian and African Studies 50 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Southern African Studies	Journal of Southern African Studies, 50, 0.4% Journal of Southern African Studies 50 publications, 0.4%
Molecules	Molecules, 48, 0.38% Molecules 48 publications, 0.38%
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde	Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 48, 0.38% Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 48 publications, 0.38%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 47, 0.37% South African Journal of Science 47 publications, 0.37%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 46, 0.36% SSRN Electronic Journal 46 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 2098, 16.6% Elsevier 2098 publications, 16.6%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1729, 13.68% Taylor & Francis 1729 publications, 13.68%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1715, 13.57% Springer Nature 1715 publications, 13.57%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 910, 7.2% Oxford University Press 910 publications, 7.2%
Wiley	Wiley, 895, 7.08% Wiley 895 publications, 7.08%
MDPI	MDPI, 673, 5.33% MDPI 673 publications, 5.33%
SAGE	SAGE, 504, 3.99% SAGE 504 publications, 3.99%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 368, 2.91% AOSIS 368 publications, 2.91%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 343, 2.71% Academy of Science of South Africa 343 publications, 2.71%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 189, 1.5% Stellenbosch University 189 publications, 1.5%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 174, 1.38% Cambridge University Press 174 publications, 1.38%
BMJ	BMJ, 174, 1.38% BMJ 174 publications, 1.38%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 173, 1.37% American Astronomical Society 173 publications, 1.37%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 160, 1.27% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 160 publications, 1.27%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 147, 1.16% IOP Publishing 147 publications, 1.16%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 145, 1.15% Frontiers Media S.A. 145 publications, 1.15%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 119, 0.94% American Physical Society (APS) 119 publications, 0.94%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 96, 0.76% Unisa Press 96 publications, 0.76%
Petra Christian University	Petra Christian University, 96, 0.76% Petra Christian University 96 publications, 0.76%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 81, 0.64% EDP Sciences 81 publications, 0.64%
Brill	Brill, 79, 0.63% Brill 79 publications, 0.63%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 70, 0.55% Hindawi Limited 70 publications, 0.55%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 62, 0.49% Walter de Gruyter 62 publications, 0.49%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 62, 0.49% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 62 publications, 0.49%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 61, 0.48% American Chemical Society (ACS) 61 publications, 0.48%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 54, 0.43% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 54 publications, 0.43%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 51, 0.4% Magnolia Press 51 publications, 0.4%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 50, 0.4% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 50 publications, 0.4%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 47, 0.37% AIP Publishing 47 publications, 0.37%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 46, 0.36% Social Science Electronic Publishing 46 publications, 0.36%
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With other organizations

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University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 1292, 10.22% University of Cape Town 1292 publications, 10.22%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 894, 7.07% Stellenbosch University 894 publications, 7.07%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 499, 3.95% South African Medical Research Council 499 publications, 3.95%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 465, 3.68% University of the Witwatersrand 465 publications, 3.68%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 413, 3.27% University of KwaZulu-Natal 413 publications, 3.27%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 408, 3.23% University of Pretoria 408 publications, 3.23%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 338, 2.67% University of Oxford 338 publications, 2.67%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 259, 2.05% Cape Peninsula University of Technology 259 publications, 2.05%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 254, 2.01% Rhodes University 254 publications, 2.01%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 243, 1.92% University of Johannesburg 243 publications, 1.92%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 242, 1.91% University of South Africa 242 publications, 1.91%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 237, 1.88% University of Edinburgh 237 publications, 1.88%
National Research Foundation	National Research Foundation, 216, 1.71% National Research Foundation 216 publications, 1.71%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 202, 1.6% National Institute for Astrophysics 202 publications, 1.6%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 201, 1.59% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 201 publications, 1.59%
North-West University	North-West University, 192, 1.52% North-West University 192 publications, 1.52%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 180, 1.42% University of the Free State 180 publications, 1.42%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 158, 1.25% Johns Hopkins University 158 publications, 1.25%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 147, 1.16% University of Manchester 147 publications, 1.16%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 144, 1.14% Leiden University 144 publications, 1.14%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 138, 1.09% Imperial College London 138 publications, 1.09%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 133, 1.05% Ghent University 133 publications, 1.05%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 133, 1.05% University of Sydney 133 publications, 1.05%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 130, 1.03% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 130 publications, 1.03%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 128, 1.01% University of Western Australia 128 publications, 1.01%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 125, 0.99% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 125 publications, 0.99%
Cleveland Clinic	Cleveland Clinic, 123, 0.97% Cleveland Clinic 123 publications, 0.97%
National Health Laboratory Services	National Health Laboratory Services, 122, 0.97% National Health Laboratory Services 122 publications, 0.97%
University of Sussex	University of Sussex, 122, 0.97% University of Sussex 122 publications, 0.97%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 121, 0.96% University of Cambridge 121 publications, 0.96%
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University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 338, 2.67% University of Oxford 338 publications, 2.67%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 237, 1.88% University of Edinburgh 237 publications, 1.88%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 202, 1.6% National Institute for Astrophysics 202 publications, 1.6%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 158, 1.25% Johns Hopkins University 158 publications, 1.25%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 147, 1.16% University of Manchester 147 publications, 1.16%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 144, 1.14% Leiden University 144 publications, 1.14%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 138, 1.09% Imperial College London 138 publications, 1.09%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 133, 1.05% Ghent University 133 publications, 1.05%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 133, 1.05% University of Sydney 133 publications, 1.05%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 130, 1.03% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 130 publications, 1.03%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 128, 1.01% University of Western Australia 128 publications, 1.01%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 125, 0.99% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 125 publications, 0.99%
Cleveland Clinic	Cleveland Clinic, 123, 0.97% Cleveland Clinic 123 publications, 0.97%
University of Sussex	University of Sussex, 122, 0.97% University of Sussex 122 publications, 0.97%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 121, 0.96% University of Cambridge 121 publications, 0.96%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 118, 0.93% California Institute of Technology 118 publications, 0.93%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 114, 0.9% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 114 publications, 0.9%
University College London	University College London, 113, 0.89% University College London 113 publications, 0.89%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 108, 0.85% Queen Mary University of London 108 publications, 0.85%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 107, 0.85% Harvard University 107 publications, 0.85%
Swinburne University of Technology	Swinburne University of Technology, 106, 0.84% Swinburne University of Technology 106 publications, 0.84%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 105, 0.83% University of Nottingham 105 publications, 0.83%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 98, 0.78% University of Copenhagen 98 publications, 0.78%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 98, 0.78% University of British Columbia 98 publications, 0.78%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 94, 0.74% Karolinska Institute 94 publications, 0.74%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 88, 0.7% Makerere University 88 publications, 0.7%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 87, 0.69% University of Toronto 87 publications, 0.69%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 87, 0.69% Observatoire de Paris 87 publications, 0.69%
Monash University	Monash University, 85, 0.67% Monash University 85 publications, 0.67%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 85, 0.67% University of Groningen 85 publications, 0.67%
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USA	USA, 2114, 16.73% USA 2114 publications, 16.73%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1732, 13.7% United Kingdom 1732 publications, 13.7%
Australia	Australia, 728, 5.76% Australia 728 publications, 5.76%
Germany	Germany, 667, 5.28% Germany 667 publications, 5.28%
Canada	Canada, 591, 4.68% Canada 591 publications, 4.68%
China	China, 585, 4.63% China 585 publications, 4.63%
Italy	Italy, 560, 4.43% Italy 560 publications, 4.43%
France	France, 492, 3.89% France 492 publications, 3.89%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 486, 3.85% Netherlands 486 publications, 3.85%
India	India, 370, 2.93% India 370 publications, 2.93%
Sweden	Sweden, 369, 2.92% Sweden 369 publications, 2.92%
Belgium	Belgium, 363, 2.87% Belgium 363 publications, 2.87%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 349, 2.76% Nigeria 349 publications, 2.76%
Spain	Spain, 348, 2.75% Spain 348 publications, 2.75%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 275, 2.18% Switzerland 275 publications, 2.18%
Brazil	Brazil, 230, 1.82% Brazil 230 publications, 1.82%
Norway	Norway, 218, 1.72% Norway 218 publications, 1.72%
Kenya	Kenya, 204, 1.61% Kenya 204 publications, 1.61%
Japan	Japan, 189, 1.5% Japan 189 publications, 1.5%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 186, 1.47% Zimbabwe 186 publications, 1.47%
Poland	Poland, 163, 1.29% Poland 163 publications, 1.29%
Denmark	Denmark, 162, 1.28% Denmark 162 publications, 1.28%
Russia	Russia, 157, 1.24% Russia 157 publications, 1.24%
Chile	Chile, 146, 1.16% Chile 146 publications, 1.16%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 143, 1.13% New Zealand 143 publications, 1.13%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 135, 1.07% Saudi Arabia 135 publications, 1.07%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 129, 1.02% Malaysia 129 publications, 1.02%
Mexico	Mexico, 120, 0.95% Mexico 120 publications, 0.95%
Egypt	Egypt, 117, 0.93% Egypt 117 publications, 0.93%
Finland	Finland, 112, 0.89% Finland 112 publications, 0.89%
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